High severity · published Dec 5, 2023
CVE-2023-44221
SonicWall SMA100 Appliances OS Command Injection Vulnerability
In wildKEV
7.2
CVSS
76.2%
EPSS
Yes
On KEV
Description
Improper neutralization of special elements in the SMA100 SSL-VPN management interface allows a remote authenticated attacker with administrative privilege to inject arbitrary commands as a 'nobody' user, potentially leading to OS Command Injection Vulnerability.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)76.2% · higher than 100% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildYes
CISA KEVListed May 1, 2025
Federal remediation dueMay 22, 2025
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SM
SMA · SonicWall
10.2.1.9-57sv and earlier versions · source: vendor
S2
Sma 200 Firmware · Sonicwall
through 10.2.1.9-57sv · source: NVD
S2
Sma 210 Firmware · Sonicwall
through 10.2.1.9-57sv · source: NVD
S4
Sma 400 Firmware · Sonicwall
through 10.2.1.9-57sv · source: NVD
S4
Sma 410 Firmware · Sonicwall
through 10.2.1.9-57sv · source: NVD
S5
Sma 500v Firmware · Sonicwall
through 10.2.1.9-57sv · source: NVD
SA
SMA100 Appliances · SonicWall
All versions, or not specified · source: KEV
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-44221
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-44221
CISA KEV catalogue
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
vendor-advisory
https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2023-0018
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